Department of Economics & Statistics

Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Dr. T Vinayagathasan

Senior Lecturer

PhD (Japan)

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About Me

Dr. T.Vinayagathasan holds a doctorate in Public Economics and Masters of Public Policy from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan and M.A. in Economics and B.A. (Honours) in Economics from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka where he has been working as a Senior Lecturer. His researches which include empirical analyses relating to Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Inflation, Poverty, FDI, Finance, Governance, Corruption and Exchange Rate have been published in international journals and discussion paper series. He was awarded with MEXT scholarship and GRIPS fellowship. He had worked in International non-governmental organizations such as World Vision and Save the Children.

Education

PhD

GRIPS (Japan)

M.P.P

GRIPS (Japan)

MA

University Of Peradeniya

BA

University Of Peradeniya

Current Positions

Senior Lecturer Gr-II - Department of Economics & Statistics Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.

2018

Visiting Lecturer - The Open University of Sri Lanka (Vavuniya Branch).

Visiting Lecturer - Eastern University of Sri Lanka.

Visiting Lecturer - PGIHS, University of Peradeniya.

Positions Held

Lecturer - Department of Economics & Statistics Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.

2013 - 2018

Temporary Lecturer - Department of Economics & Statistics Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.

2007 - 2009

Project Assistant - University of Peradeniya

March 2009 - September 2009

Project Monitor - Department of Economics & Statistics Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.

2005 - 2006

Memberships

Senior Treasurer - Hindu Student Union, University of Peradeniya.

2019 to date

Treasurer - Hindu Graduate Union, University of Peradeniya.

2014 to 2019

Assistant Treasurer - Sri Lankan Student Association of Japan

2009/2010

Awards

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Fellowship for PhD in Policy Analysis (Economics) - Tokyo, Japan.

Oct 2010 to September 2013

Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship for Masters of Public Policy - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan.

Oct 2009 to Sep 2010

Publications

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Vinayagathasan, T. (2014) Does Inflation Affect Economic Growth in Non-Linear Manner: A Vector Autoregressive Analysis for Sri Lanka, in Economic Issues in Sri Lanka, Vijayakumar (Eds), Guru Printers, Jaffna, pp. 102-114.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Vinayagathasan, T., Xiangcai Meng, (2020). The Time-Varying Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from SAARC Economies with a State Space Approach, Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting (Forthcoming).

Vinayagathasan, T., Vijesandiran, S. (2020). An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Economic and Noneconomic Determinants on Foreign Direct Investment of Sri Lanka, Regional Development Research journal (Forthcoming).

Vinayagathasan, T. (2020). The Role of Political Stability, Labor Market and Education on Migration: The Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka. Business and Economic Research, 10(2), 372-391.

Vinayagathasan, T., Ramesh, R. (2019). Do Governance Indicators Matter for Economic Growth? The case of Sri Lanka, Indian Journal of Public Administration, 65(1), 1-21.

Vinayagathasan, T., Sri Ranjith, J. G. (2016). Unemployment Poverty Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka. Modern Sri Lankan Studies: A Journal of the Social Sciences, 7(1), 95-114.

Vinayagathasan, T., Vijesandiran, S. (2015). Dynamic Relationship between Human Capital and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: A Co-integration Analysis. Journal of Growth 2(2), 20-29.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2015). Interpolating a Low Frequency time to a High Frequency One: Programming and Estimation Procedure for Matlab. Sri Lankan Journal of Economic Research 2(2), 93-109.

Vinayagathasan, T., Leon-Gonzalez, R. (2015). Robust Determinants of Growth in Asian Developing Economies: A Bayesian Panel Data Model Averaging Approach. Journal of Asian Economics 36, 34-46.

Vinayagathsan, T., Pallegedera, A. (2014). Impact of NGOs Intervention on Poverty Reduction: an Empirical Evidence from Rural Sri Lanka. International Journal of Sustainable Economy 6(3), 288-301.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2014). Monetary Policy and the Real Economy: A Structural VAR Approach for Sri Lanka. Asian Journal of Empirical Research 4(1), 41-64.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2013). Inflation and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis for Asian Economies. Journal of Asian Economics 26, 31-41.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Vinayagathasan, T. (2020). The COVID-19 and the Status of Global Economy: Challenges and Responses. Proceeding of the International Conference on “Global Economic Impact of COVID-19 (ICGEIC-2020), Kaamadhenu Arts and Science College, Sathiyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2018). Does Unemployment Cause Migration: The Evidence from Sri Lanka. Proceeding of 12th World Congress of Regional Science, RSAI (GOA, India), 714-722.

Vinayagathasan, T. and Ramesh, R (2017). Corruption, Rule of Law and Government Effectiveness: An Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka. South Eastern University Arts Research Session (SEUARS), E-Proceeding, Vol-I, 167-178.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2020). The COVID-19 and the Status of Global Economy: Challenges and Responses. Proceeding of the International Conference on “Global Economic Impact of COVID-19 (ICGEIC-2020), Kaamadhenu Arts and Science College, Sathiyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2018). Does Unemployment Cause Migration: The Evidence from Sri Lanka. Presented at 12th World Congress of Regional Science, Goa, India, May 29-June 01, 2018

Vinayagathasan, T., Ramesh, R. (2018). Corruption, Rule of Law and Government Effectiveness: A Co-integration Approach to Sri Lanka. Presented at the 6th International Symposium, South Eastern University Arts Research Session, South Eastern University, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T., Vijesandran, S. (2014). Dynamic relationship between human capital and economic growth in Sri Lanka: A Cointegration analysis. Presented at the 2nd Peradeniya economic research symposium, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2013). Monetary Policy and the Real Economy: A Structural VAR Approach for Sri Lanka. Presented at the 2nd GRIPS student conference, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo.

Vinayagathasan, T., Leon-Gonzalez, R. (2013). Robust determinants of growth in Asian developing economies: A Bayesian panel data model averaging approach. Presented at the EURO-American conference for academic disciplines, Paris, France.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2012). Inflation and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis for Asian Economies. Presented at the 7th Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2012). Inflation and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis for Asian Economies. Presented at the 1st GRIPS student conference, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo.

PUBLISHED IN ABSTRACT FORM

Vinayagathasan, T., Ramesh, R. (2018). Does Education Reduces the Corruption: The Evidence from Sri Lanka, Peradeniya International Economic Research Symposium (PIERS), Volume VI, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Vinayagathasan, T., Thahara, A. F. (2017). Exchange Rate and External Debt Nexus: ARDL Model Approach to Sri Lanka. Peradeniya International Economic Research Symposium (PIERS), Volume V, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T. Neruja, N. (2017). The Impact of Cost of Paddy Production on Farmers’ Standard of Living: A Case Study to Maritimpattu Divisional Secretariat in Mullaitivu District. Peradeniya International Economic Research Symposium (PIERS), Volume V, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T. Priyatharsiny, S. (2017). Impact of Interest Rate on Foreign Direct Investment in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Analysis. International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (ICHSS), Volume III, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T. Priyatharsiny, S. (2016). The Impact of Food and Non-Food Inflation on Poverty: A Case Study to Sri Lanka. Peradeniya economic research symposium, Volume IV, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T. Sureka, R. (2016). The Role of NGOs in Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study of Karaichchi Divisional Secretariat Division in Kilinochchi District. Peradeniya economic research symposium, Volume IV, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T., Vijesandran, S. (2014). Dynamic relationship between human capital and economic growth in Sri Lanka: A Cointegration analysis. Peradeniya economic research symposium, Volume II, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T., Sivarajasingham, S., Ushanthiny, M. (2014). Dynamic linkages between public debt and economic growth: An empirical analysis of Sri Lanka. Peradeniya economic research symposium, Volume II, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Vinayagathasan, T., Kumari, U.W.B.M., Abayasekara, C.R. (2014). Financial Development and Economic Growth: The post liberalization experience in Sri Lanka. Peradeniya economic research symposium, Volume II, Department of Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

UNPUBLISHED THESIS

Vinayagathasan, T. (2010) Long-Run Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth Rate of Sri Lanka (1978-2008), MPP Thesis.

Vinayagathasan, T. (2009) Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Activities in Vavuniya District, MA Thesis.

Research Interests

Macroeconomics

Monetary Policy and Monetary Economics

Financial Economics

Good Governance and Corruption

Econometrics

International Economics



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